Michigan
Rutgers
Wolverines Cruise Past Rutgers to Stay Perfect in B1G Play
4/7/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 7, 2017
» Michigan bounced back after Thursday's defeat at No. 4 North Carolina with a 6-1 win at Rutgers to move to 6-0 in Big Ten play.
» Kate Fahey and Alex Najarian, ranked No. 4 in the country in doubles, played together for the first time in three matches and won, 6-2, to help clinch the doubles point.
» The match was played indoors at the East Brunswick Racquet Club due to inclement weather in New Jersey.
Site: East Brunswick, N.J. (East Brunswick Racquet Club)
Score: #8 Michigan 6, Rutgers 1
Records: U-M (14-4, 6-0 Big Ten), RU (6-10, 1-6 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, April 9 -- at Maryland (College Park, Md.), 11 a.m.
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- The No. 8-ranked University of Michigan women's tennis team earned wins from its two nationally ranked doubles teams and its first five singles players in defeating Rutgers, 6-1, Friday afternoon (April 7) inside East Brunswick Racquet Club to move to a perfect 6-0 in Big Ten play this season.
The Wolverines won the doubles point after victories in the top two spots. The No. 4-ranked doubles team of sophomore Kate Fahey and junior Alex Najarian have been split apart the last three matches but reunited for a 6-2 win at No. 1 doubles, improving to 22-3 on the season. The No. 27-ranked team of sophomore Brienne Minor and junior Mira Ruder-Hook followed with a 6-4 win at No. 2 doubles, earning their 22nd win of the season.
Najarian closed out Rutgers' Chloe Lee, 6-2, 6-0, at No. 3 singles to give the Maize and Blue a 2-0 lead. Wins by Fahey at No. 1 (6-2, 6-1) and freshman Chiara Lommer at No. 4 (6-2, 6-3) clinched the match for the Wolverines. That duo is a combined 9-0 in Big Ten matches this season.
With the match already in hand, Minor gave the Wolverines their fifth point with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 win over Ksenjia Tihomirova at No. 2 singles. Ruder-Hook fell in the first set but battled back to win a tiebreak in set two. She clinched the match by winning the 10-point tiebreak, 10-7.
Michigan concludes weekend action on Sunday (April 9), playing at Maryland at 11 a.m.
Following are match-by-match results:
Singles
No. 1 -- No. 21 Kate Fahey (U-M) d. Mingxiu Du (RU), 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 -- No. 22 Brienne Minor (U-M) d. Ksenija Tihomirova (RU), 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 -- Alex Najarian (U-M) d. Chloe Lee (RU), 6-2, 6-0
No. 4 -- Chiara Lommer (U-M) d. Katherine Muzik (RU), 6-2, 6-3
No. 5 -- Mira Ruder-Hook (U-M) d. Jacqueline Cochrane (RU), 3-6, 7-6 (1), (10-7)
No. 6 -- Farris Cunningham (RU) d. Valeria Patiuk (U-M), 6-4, 6-3
Doubles
No. 1 -- No. 4 Kate Fahey/Alex Najarian (U-M) d. Mingxiu Du/ Katherine Muzik (RU), 6-2
No. 2 -- No. 27 Mira Ruder-Hook/Brienne Minor (U-M) d. Chloe Lee/ Ksenija Tihomirova (RU), 6-4
No. 3 -- Valeria Patiuk/Chiara Lommer (U-M) vs. Jacqueline Cochrane/Farris Cunningham (RU), 4-5 (abandoned)
Order of Completion: Doubles 1-2, Singles 3-1-4-6-2-5
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